MSI Z270 overview

The MSI Z270 PC Mate LGA1151 ATX Motherboard lets you build a Windows system that sports a 6th- or 7th-generation Intel processor and up to two dedicated graphics cards. The Z270 PC Mate features an Intel Z270 chipset and an LGA1151 socket to become compatible with Intel's Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Pentium, and Celeron processors. It comes with four DIMM slots, which can accommodate up to 64GB of DDR4 memory chips, as well as six SATA interfaces for your 2.5" and 3.5" storage drives. You can overclock the memory chip's speed up to 3800 MHz. For faster access to your data, the Z270 PC Mate supports up to two ultra-fast SSDs with an M.2 form factor, offering you the ability to RAID these type of drives.

The Z270 PC Mate motherboard comes with a total of eight USB ports with varying speeds. For connections with keyboards and mice, two USB 2.0 ports are available. To connect with printers, scanners, and external storage drives, it offers four USB 3.0 ports, which deliver speeds of up to 5 Gb/s. With speeds of 10 Gb/s, the two onboard USB 3.1 ports are suitable for transferring large-sized files from digital cameras. Moreover, one of these two USB 3.1 ports features a reversible USB Type-C design, letting you connect your USB-C cable the first try.

MSI has outfitted this motherboard with HDMI, DVI-D, and VGA outputs to deliver detailed visuals to your monitors utilizing integrated Intel graphics. With two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots available, you can install optional graphics cards to edit videos and create 3D environments. Furthermore, three PCIe 3.0 x1 slots and one PCI slot are on board, letting you expand the motherboard's capabilities.

Aside from slots, the Z270 PC Mate motherboard is equipped with an Intel Gigabit Ethernet port along with a Realtek ALC887 audio codec chipset, which immerses you in 7.1-channel sounds through its three audio ports.

Intel Z270 Chipset

The Z270 chipset is designed to support Intel's 6th and 7th-generation of processors.

MSI Z270 reviews

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Anonymous from
Love MSI motherboardsI got this to use in my PC for school, little gaming and general usage. Love this motherboard, put a i5 6500 in it and it is a fast quiet machine. Easy to install and hook up the data connection. No video card yet but in the near future.

Date published: 2017-03-20

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Anonymous from
AWESOME, just stetic detailsNice, just wish it didnt have any lights( it has a yellow strip which is inserted to the motherboad and really throws off my pc color coordination, but performance wise its an awesome motherboard

Date published: 2017-03-22

Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Recommend!Nice and sleek motherboard with good features for the job. No issues whatsoever, booted up first try with fresh build. Overall good price and good motherboard.

Date published: 2017-02-16

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Seth from
Great MotherboardExcellent motherboard for a gaming PC.